List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Hungary
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Hungary is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in Hungary
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in Hungary.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's foremost diplomatic representative
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
Diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
in Hungary.
Ministers
- 1928–1933: The Viscount ChilstonAretas Akers-Douglas, 2nd Viscount ChilstonAretas Akers-Douglas, 2nd Viscount Chilston GCMG, PC , was a British diplomat. He was Ambassador to the Soviet Union between 1933 and 1938.-Background and education:...
- 1933—1935 :ru:Патрик Рамзай
- 1939–1941: Sir Owen St.Clair O'Malley
- 1947–1949: Alexander Knox HelmAlexander Knox HelmSir Alexander Knox Helm, GBE, KCMG , British diplomat, was Ambassador to Turkey and the last Governor-General of the Sudan.-Early years:Born to W. H...
- 1949–1951: Sir Geoffrey Arnold Wallinger
- 1953–1955: George LabouchereGeorge LabouchèreSir George Peter Labouchere, , a descendant of a Huguenot family exiled in the XVII Century to England, CMG 1951, KCMG 1955, GBE 1964, was a British diplomat and a notorious modern art collector...
- 1955–1959: Sir Leslie Fry
- 1959–1961: Nicolas Cheetham
- 1961–1963: Ivor Pink
Ambassadors to Hungary
- 1951 - Robert Maurice Hankey, appointed May 21.
- 1953 - George Peter Labouchere, appt. July 29.
- 1955 - Leslie Alfred Fry - appt. Oct. 24th.
- 1959 - Nicholas John Cheetham - appt. Feb. 4th.
- 1963–1965: Ivor Pink
- 1965–1967: Sir Alexander Morley
- 1967–1969: Sir Guy Millard
- 1970–1973: Derek Dodson
- 1973–1976: Sir John WilsonJohn Wilson, 2nd Baron MoranRichard John McMoran Moran Wilson, 2nd Baron Moran KCMG , known as John Wilson, is a British soldier and diplomat. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers in the House of Lords, remaining after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999...
- 1976–1979: Sir Richard Parsons
- 1980–1983: Bryan CartledgeBryan CartledgeSir Bryan Cartledge KCMG is a former British diplomat and academic.After studying at Hurstpierpoint College and St John's College, Cambridge, he took research posts at St Antony's College, Oxford and the Hoover Institute at Stanford University...
- 1983–1986: Peter Unwin
- 1986–1989: Sir Leonard Appleyard
- 1989–1995: Sir John BirchJohn Birch (diplomat)John Allan Birch KCVO, CMG is a former British diplomat who was knighted in 1989. Sir John Birch was Ambassador to Hungary until his retirement in 1995.-Diplomatic career:...
- 1995–1998: Christopher LongChristopher William LongChristopher William Long, CMG is a former British diplomat. Following his retirement in 1998, Christopher Long served as director of the Oxford University Foreign Service Programme from 1999 to 2003.-Diplomatic career:...
- 1998–2003: Nigel ThorpeNigel ThorpeNigel James Thorpe is a former British diplomat whose final posting was as Ambassador to Hungary.-Diplomatic career:Nigel Thorpe joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1969. He was posted as Third Secretary later Second Secretary to Warsaw in 1970. Three years later he went to Dacca where...
- 2003–2007: John Nichols
- 2007–present: Gregory Dorey